Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 2/26/26 NHL Picks Today

The Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in NHL action from the Ball Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche prediction.

Minnesota Wild Recap

The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to add on to their 6-5 OT win over Nashville last time out to sit at 34-14-10 this season. After this game, Minnesota will head on the road for a game against Utah.

Wild Win 5 Straight

Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 70 points including 32 goals and a team-high 38 assists while Matt Boldy has 62 points including a team-high 32 goals and 30 assists. Marcus Johansson has 37 points with 13 goals and 24 assists. Joel Eriksson Ek has 40 points with 15 goals and 25 assists while Brock Faber has 37 points with 13 goals and 24 assists. Filip Gustavsson’s gone 20-9-6 with a 2.64 GAA and a .907 save percentage while Jesper Wallstedt is 14-5-4 with a 2.72 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Minnesota this season. 

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Wild have won each of their last five games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
• The Avalanche have lost each of their last four games as a favorite when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as road underdogs.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games when playing with a rest disadvantage.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

• Vladimir Tarasenko has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last five road games.
• Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:52) this season.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 4-2 win over Utah last time out to sit at 38-9-9 this season. After this game, Colorado will head home for a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Avalanche Win Back-To-Back Games

Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 93 points including a team-high 40 goals and 53 assists while Cale Makar has 58 points with 15 goals and 43 assists. Martin Necas has 64 points with 23 goals and 41 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 42 points with 19 goals and 23 assists. Gabriel Landeskog has 23 points with 7 goals and 16 assists. Brock Nelson also has 50 points with 30 goals and 20 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 21-4-5 record with a 2.29 GAA and a .913 save percentage Mackenzie Blackwood is 16-5-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .916 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won 11 of their last 12 home games following a road win.
• The Wild have lost each of their last six games as road underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last seven Thursday games against the Wild.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

• Brock Nelson has scored at least one goal in five of the Avalanche’s last six games against Western Conference opponents.
• Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in each of the Avalanche’s last 10 Thursday home games.
• Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Goals (40) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Twelve of the Wild’s last 13 games have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Avalanche’s last eight home games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Four of the last five games between two teams from the Central Division have gone OVER the total goals line.

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction

I’m on the Wild here. I know it’s hard to go against Colorado at home, but the thing here is that the Avalanche still have been inconsistent at times, and I like the value from Minnesota in this one as the Wild have been playing fairly well on the road this year. This game to me should just be lined closer to a coin flip, so give me Minnesota.